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4 Dec 2010, 4:19 am by Michael Geist
New Zealand is one of several countries currently negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, a regional trade deal that the U.S. would like to see include a major chapter on intellectual property (Canada has been excluded from the talks). [read post]
25 Nov 2020, 9:57 am by Abby Lemert, Eleanor Runde
The Atlantic Council surmises that the deal is “securing a lower tariff trading environment in Asia without any change to China’s model of state capitalism. [read post]
11 Aug 2020, 3:36 pm by Michel-Adrien
Leaders reflect on their long-term vision for libraries as a result of changing practices and environments (...) [read post]
16 Mar 2015, 8:15 am by EEM
"Human Displacement and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific," Chapter 6 in Environmental Law Dimensions of Human Rights (Oxford University Press, March 2015) [preprint via SSRN]Integrating Human Mobility Issues within National Adaptation Plans, United Nations University-Nansen Initiative Joint Policy Brief, no. 2 (UNU, June 2014) [text]Prejudice and Conflict in Forced-migration Issues: A Contest (UNU, Jan. 2015) [info]- New research project that "investigates key human… [read post]
16 Nov 2023, 1:00 pm by Unknown
Short pieces:Australia’s offer of climate migration to Tuvalu residents is groundbreaking – and could be a lifeline across the Pacific (The Conversation, Nov. 2023) [text]- See also related Kaldor Centre statement.Climate change and displacement: the myths and the facts (UNHCR, Nov. 2023) [text]"COP28 declaration to tie climate funding to conflict for the first time," The New Humanitarian, 13 Nov. 2023 [text]- Includes a link to a draft of the Climate, Relief,… [read post]
3 Nov 2017, 11:00 am by Anthony B. Cavender
Pacific Gas & Electric Company, which clarifies the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act’s (RCRA) Section 1006 anti-duplication provision that can play a key role in RCRA enforcement actions. [read post]
27 Nov 2018, 4:56 pm by Joseph Stacey
This was not only inhumane but created a dangerous work environment for everyone. [read post]
6 Jul 2009, 8:29 am
More than 22,000 fatalities were attributed to deficiencies in the roadway environment, costing the country more than $217 billion each year. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 9:02 am by Glenn Reynolds
The Canadian Oil is supposedly worse for the environment, so stopping this pipeline will help the planet. [read post]
25 May 2011, 8:16 am
Date: Monday, June 6 Time: 9 am Pacific / 12 pm Eastern Description: Lateral movement of lawyers is a common occurrence in the modern law firm. [read post]
4 Jun 2009, 8:39 am by Alex Basilevsky
Hopper kindly provided me with a copy of his July 17, 2007 testimony before the Subcommittee of Water Resources and Environment. [read post]
20 Feb 2018, 9:14 pm
Political Economy of Climate, Trade and Solar Energy in India Notes and CommentsRitwik Bhattacharya, Three Viewpoints on China’s Non-Market Economy Status Aditya Sarmah, Renewable Energy and Article III:8(A) of the GATT: Reassessing the Environment-Trade Conflict on Light of the ‘Next Generation’ Cases [read post]
8 May 2013, 3:19 am
It argues that the triumphalism surrounding ICL and its adequacy to deal with conflict and violence ignores the factors and forces — including specific international legal interventions in countries’ political-economies — that shape or even help establish the environment from which such conflict and violence emanates. [read post]
20 Jun 2016, 11:23 am by Tom Kosakowski
PUSD Superintendent Brian McDonald said, “The creation of the Ombuds Office will help foster the educational and professional environments in which students can thrive and be prepared to seize opportunities for success in college and beyond. [read post]
8 Sep 2014, 9:45 am by EEM
Climate Change & Migration (Global Views Blog, Aug. 2014) [text]Climate Displacement in Bangladesh: Stakeholders, Laws and Policies – Mapping the Existing Institutional Framework (Displacement Solutions, July 2014) [text]Crossing Borders: Relocation and Adaptation (IOM Blog, Aug. 2014) [text]Linking Human Mobility, Disasters and Disaster Risk Reduction (Nansen Initiative, Sept. 2014) [text]Mobility, Climate Change and Development in Pacific Small Island Developing States (IOM… [read post]
11 Nov 2013, 8:15 am by EEM
"Global Trends in Immigration Detention and Alternatives to Detention: Practical, Political and Symbolic Rationales," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 1, no. 3 (2013) [full-text] "The Impact of Immigration Detention on the Mental Health of Torture Survivors is Poorly Documented: A Systematic Review," Danish Medical Journal, vol. 60, no. 11 (Nov. 2013) [full-text] A Postcard from Britain - ‘Hostile Environment’, Border Control in Communities and Indefinite… [read post]